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27 graves damaged in landslide in Mizoram

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Press Trust of India Aizawl
At least 27 graves of a cemetery were damaged in rain-triggered landslide in Muanna locality here, officials said today.

Locals joined the rescue officials in removing and shifting bodies and skeletons from the cemetery, besides helping in the restoration work which resumed today, district SP C. Laldina today said.

Majority of the damaged graves in the burial ground were recently dug ones, he said.

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First Published: Jun 19 2015 | 12:02 PM IST

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